Father charged after tying toddler to a tree like a dog

The child was left without food or water - but in reach of some deadly weapons.
- byEliza Murray

Aug
2017

Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office

The father of a 2-year-old was arrested after police discovered he had tied his toddler to a tree by the wrist, with no food or water, wearing a nappy, and with weapons in reach.

Sgt. Quincy Cromer says they discovered the boy when the landowner called to complain of homeless people camping on his property. When Mendocino County Sheriff's Officers arrived they discovered the baby tethered to a tree branch.

'The child was also lacking basic food and water, was only clothed in a diaper and was exposed to numerous hazards within the encampment,' Cromer wrote in a statement.

The child's father, Jeffrey Wilson, 27, lived in the homeless community and was arrested on charges of child endangerment and neglect.